With the return of M/V Silver Lake to Ocracoke, ferry routes taking passengers to and from Ocracoke from both Swan Quarter and Cedar Island returned Sunday to two-boat schedules.
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Museum Exhibit Examines Century of Storms
“Living on the Edge,” a new exhibit at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center, explores how coastal residents have endured a century of storms and a changing landscape.
Rainy Afternoon on Harkers Island
Undeterred by looming clouds and the threat of rain, passengers board the Island Ferry Express Thursday at Cape Lookout National Seashore’s Harkers Island visitor center to head to South Core Banks for a glimpse of the lighthouse, which is closed to climbing this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Officials Seek Broader Approval for Dredging
Dare County and state officials seek flexibility in being able to dredge persistently shoaled channels that are affecting transportation to and from Ocracoke Island.
Chemours Must Cut GenX Water Pollution
Conservation groups and state environmental regulators announced Thursday an agreement under which the Chemours’ Fayetteville Works facility must reduce by at least 99% GenX and other polyfluoroalkyl substances from reaching the Cape Fear River and downstream drinking water supplies.
Manteo Town Common Project Moves Forward
Manteo’s planning board has approved a site plan for a town common, 50,000 square feet of park with parking between Budleigh and Ananias Dare streets.
Lake Mattamuskeet Plan Virtual Meeting Set
A virtual meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 on efforts to implement the Lake Mattamuskeet Watershed Restoration Plan approved in August 2019 to restore the lake’s water quality and reduce flooding throughout the watershed.
Citations Available As Flounder Season Begins
Catch a flounder worth bragging about? Starting again next week, you can prove your fish tale true with help from the state.
Washington Mayor Mac Hodges Dies
Washington Mayor Mac Hodges, 69, died Wednesday as a result of COVID-19 complications.
Shark Hunter Russell J. Coles at Cape Lookout
Historian David Cecelski begins the tale of shark hunter Russell J. Coles, a pioneer of the scientific study of sharks and rays who spent much of the early 20th century at Cape Lookout.
CRC Subcommittee to meet Thursday
A state Coastal Resources Commission subcommittee will meet by video conference at 3 p.m. Thursday to continue the discussion of the development line and static line exception options on oceanfront beaches.
Science Advisory Board to Meet Aug. 31
The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet virtually at 10 a.m. Aug. 31 to discuss public health and environmental standards for hexavalent chromium and new mammalian toxicology studies for standard setting on GenX.
Webinars Set on New Resilience Grants
State Division of Coastal Management staff are hosting on Aug. 18 and Aug. 25 interactive webinars on a new grant funding opportunity for resiliency projects by local governments in the 20 coastal counties.
Lean Times Ahead for Parks, Conservation
The pandemic has increased funding pressures on the state’s already strained Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and trust funds for clean water projects and parks.
Pocosin Lakes Draft Plan Public Input Sought
The public can submit to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service until Aug. 31 comments on the Draft Water Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
Onslow Shellfish Leases Hearing Sept. 15
The state Division of Marine Fisheries is holding a public hearing Sept. 15 on proposed shellfish leases in Onslow County near Topsail Sound, near Permuda Island and in New River below the N.C. 172 bridge.
